Dear Cozy Wallflowers,
It is with so much delight that I announce the July book choice for our book club. We will be reading The Beach House by Jenny Hale. I am especially excited for this book! Jenny Hale has quickly become a go-to author for me. I have read two books by her so far, this will be my third, and they are always so wonderful. She really takes you away to the seaside and you can nearly feel the sea breeze on your face and hear seagulls flying overhead. She writes sweet (and clean!) romance stories with heavy emphasis on family and legacy and her stories are always set in the loveliest of places. She also has a variety of Christmas novels, which I haven't gotten to yet. But I can tell you that I have a handful of them on my shelf just waiting to be read.
So from now until the first of July, get your hands on a copy of this book. You can look for it in your local library. But if you want to own your own copy, Amazon always has quick shipping, or if you prefer second-hand online book sellers (as I do!), Abe Books (my favorite place to get books online!) has some great options. You can find a whole slew of them here, many with free shipping. You can find a selection of them here.
Once you have your copy, you may begin reading it...we'll all be reading this story together from the comfort of our homes. And then I'll share a couple bookish posts related to the story throughout July, and finally, we'll all gather together to share our thoughts, reflections, etc. about the book on Thursday, July 25th. (I'll share about August's book club before that date. I'll be putting up a poll to choose next month's read! Probably on July 21st.)
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About the book:
“Oh, my goodness,” she whispered. At the bottom of the box was a stack of letters. Tied with a ribbon, the pages were faded with age. “These are all addressed from here,” she said, “but they’ve never been sent.”
When her gram passes away, Melanie Simpson feels utterly lost. She has no idea what to do with her life after she has devoted years to looking after her beloved grandmother.
But Gram’s will may hold the answer, instructing Melanie to use her inheritance to buy a crumbling house in their favorite beachside town. They used to visit the village every summer, sit by the sparkling gulf on a beach the color of a fresh pearl, and daydream about turning the place on the corner into a bed and breakfast.
Fulfilling her grandmother’s legacy, Melanie decides to restore the beach house to its original glory. She sets out on renovations of the wrap-around porch weathered by the coastal breeze, and the peeling white paint faded by the sun.
When Melanie runs into local contractor, Josh Claiborne, whose eyes match the dazzling sea, she jumps at the chance to ask him for help. But that’s the last thing he wants. He’s off to New York soon, leaving his troubled past behind. Over a game of darts Melanie gets her wish, even if Josh isn’t happy about it.
As they work together, Melanie tries to ignore their undeniable chemistry and how Josh’s rare smiles take her breath away––because soon they’ll be thousands of miles apart. But hiding in a closet is a yellowing stack of letters that could change everything. The looping handwriting reveals the mystery of the rickety house––a buried history that touches everyone in town. Will its secrets bring Melanie and Josh together or tear them apart?
An absolutely gorgeous and heartwarming read about never-ending love, new beginnings, and how family is always with you, no matter where you are.
(Taken from itsjennyhale.com)
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If you have any questions or anything at all, please just leave a comment and I'll reply as soon as possible.
Please leave a comment below letting me know if you'll be joining in for July's book club reading of The Beach House! I sure hope you can join in!
Oh, and before I end this post, everyone who comments on this month's bookish posts, this one included, and participates in the discussion post later in the month, will be submitted into a little bookish giveaway at the end of July. Just something to put a little bookish smile on someone's face! ♥ If you do not have a Google account and still want to share, please simply use the contact form on the sidebar of my blog. That'll work just fine!
Happy reading, cozy wallflowers!
♥